The Carradine family is an American family of several notable actors. The family patriarch was the minister Beverly Carradine and his grandson, the actor

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later J ...

, who had five sons, four of whom became actors.

List of members

The family includes: Beverly Carradine (1848–1931), married twice: :(i) Laura Green Reid (1851–1882), mother of: :* Ernest Carradine (died 1880) :* William Reed Carradine (1872–1909), a correspondent for the Associated Press, and the father of actor John Carradine (see below) :* Maude Virginia Carradine (born 1874) :* Guy Carradine (1879–1885) :* Lula Carradine (1880–1946) :(ii) Modesta A. M. Burke (1861–1924), mother of: :* Burke Carradine (1887–1932) :* Victoria Carradine (born 1889) :* Glendy Carradine (born 1890) :* Josephine (born 1891)

(1906–1988), married four times including: :(i) Ardanelle McCool (marriage 1935–44) ::*Bruce John Carradine (born April 10, 1933), adopted, Ardanelle's son from previous marriage ::*

David Carradine David Carradine ( ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor, director, and producer, whose career included over 200 major and minor roles in film, television and on stage. He was widely known ...

(1936–2009), married five times and had three children and four step-children: :::*Calista Carradine (born April 1962), by Donna Lea Becht (1st wife) :::*Tom Carradine (born 1972), by

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:::*Kansas Carradine (born May 1978), by Linda Gilbert (2nd wife) :::His fifth wife Annie Carradine (born Anne Kirstie Fraser) had four other children from two previous husbands :::*Amanda Fraser Eckelberry (born November 29, 1989) by first husband Marc Duke Eckelberry (born in 1954 in

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). :::*Madeleine Rose (born April 4, 1995) by second husband Dana Richard Bierman (born on September 8, 1952, in

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, and died December 9, 2000, at age 48 of

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in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California). :::*Olivia Juliette (born 1998), twin sister of Max, (stepdaughter) :::*Max Richard (born 1998), twin brother of Olivia, (stepson) :(ii) Sonia Sorel (marriage 1944–56) ::*Christopher Carradine (born 1947), architect who became Vice President of

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Chris Carradine bio
at

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. Married to Carolyn Martin since 1979, with three children :::*Richard Reed Carradine (born 1970), :::*Caitlyn Lace Carradine (born 1982) :::*Henry Wolfe Carradine (born 1990) ::*

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. In film he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ''Nashville'', E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's ''Pretty Baby'', and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's '' Choose Me.'' ...

(born 1949) :::*

Martha Plimpton Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress and member of the Carradine family. She started her career as a teen actress in film before transitioning to adult roles on stage and screen. She has received several awards includ ...

(born 1970), by Shelley Plimpton :::*Cade Richmond Carradine, (born 1982), by Sandra Will (1st wife) :::* Sorel Johannah Carradine (born 1985), by Sandra Will (1st wife); actress, married to director Paul Kowalski ::*

Robert Carradine Robert Reed Carradine ( ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as ''Bonanza'' and his brother David's TV series, ''Kung Fu''. Carradine's fi ...

(born 1954) :::*

Ever Carradine Ever Carradine (born August 6, 1974) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Tiffany Porter and Kelly Ludlow on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Once and Again'' and ''Commander in Chief (TV series), Com ...

(born 1974), by Susan Snyder :::*Marica Reed Carradine (born 1990), by Edie Mani (his wife since 1990) :::*Ian Alexander Carradine (born 1992), by Edie Mani (his wife since 1990) John Carradine appeared with his son David in '' The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' (1969) and co-starred with him in ''

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'' (1972) which was produced by

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and directed by

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. He also appeared in three episodes of the 1970s television series ''

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'', in which David starred. David's brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert also appeared in the series, with Keith playing David's character as a teenager for a brief period. Bruce Carradine also appeared with David in ''Q, The Winged Serpent'' (1982) and in David's directorial "labor of love", ''

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''. David and his half-brothers Keith and Robert appeared together as the Younger brothers in

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's 1980 film ''

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'' and the three of them appeared in a humorous cameo on ''

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'', on an episode on which their father co-starred. Robert also "shot David to death" in a cameo in Scorsese's ''

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''. Keith was in another of David's directorial attempts, ''You and Me,'' while Robert co-starred with David in the unreleased musical which David directed, ''A Country Mile''. David appeared alongside his half-brother Robert on the eleventh episode of the Disney Channel's ''

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'', of which Robert was a main character. In this episode, David was cast as a character reminiscent of his ''

'' character, Kwai Chang Caine. They also appeared together in the 1976 cross country racing film ''

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''. David and Keith each hosted the

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's ''Wild West Tech'' and appeared in at least two additional films together, ''Last Stand at Saber River'' (for which Keith won an award) and ''The Outsider''. David's daughter, Calista, appeared in a recurring role on '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''. She also had a role in ''Project Eliminator'', with her father. She was the star of the unreleased epic, ''Mata Hari'', which David directed. In addition, she sang the theme to ''Americana'', a song that David wrote called "Around". David appeared with his niece, Ever, in '' Dead & Breakfast''.

Gallery

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References

External links

*{{IMDb name, id=0001017, name=John Carradine
David Carradine Family Tree